The 2009 NCAA Division I baseball season, play of

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in the United States organized by the

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(NCAA) at the Division I level, began on February 20, 2009. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 2009 NCAA Division I baseball tournament and 2009 College World Series. The College World Series, which consisted of the eight remaining teams in the NCAA tournament, was held in its annual location of

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, at

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. It concluded on June 24, 2009, with the final game of the best of three championship series.

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defeated

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two games to one to claim their sixth championship.

Realignment

New programs

Five new programs joined Division I for the 2009 season. Three programs, Bryant,

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, and SIU Edwardsville, joined from Division II. The two other Division I members,

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and

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, were new varsity baseball programs.

Dropped programs

Hawaii-Hilo, which had competed as a

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, dropped to Division II.

Conference changes

The

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added two new members. Gardner–Webb, previously of the

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, and

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, previously a

, both joined the conference. Two conferences add a single member.

's new program joined the

Pacific-10 Conference The Pac-12 Conference is a collegiate athletic conference, that operates in the Western United States, participating in 24 sports at the NCAA Division I level. Its football teams compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS; formerly Division ...

. Samford left the

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to join the

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. Four schools became Division I independents− Bryant, from the Division II

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;

, from the Division II

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; SIU Edwardsville, from the Division II

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; and

, in its first season of varsity intercollegiate baseball.

Preseason rankings

After a 49–19 season in

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, the

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were ranked #1 prior to the season. Defending World Series champion

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was ranked #19.

Conference standings

Key

College World Series

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. The College World Series was held in

. The eight teams played a double-elimination format, with

claiming their sixth championship with a two games to one series win over

in the final.

Bracket

Award winners

All-American teams

Major player of the year awards

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Major coach of the year awards

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Other major awards

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(Catcher of the Year): J. T. Wise,

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References

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